Good practice
The Agency aims to highlight and share good practice identified during its work with local authorities and other enforcement stakeholders.
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Good practice for local authority audits
The Food Standards Agency aims to share good practice identified during local authority audits carried out as part of the Agency's audit programme.
Working with diverse communities
As part of the Food Standards Agency's Engagement of Asian Communities Project, the Agency invites local authorities to share good practice and research work aimed at improving food safety awareness among Asian consumers and food businesses in Great Britain.
Port Health Good Practice Guides: Introductory Guide
The introductory guide was developed to complement the good practice guides developed by the sea-ports in the report, Benchmarking the Port Health Function, working with the Syniad Benchmarking Centre in 2002.
Local authority initiatives
The Agency has published a list of food-related initiatives run by local authorities, so the public can find out what's happening in their area.
Industry Guides to Good Hygiene Practice
The aim of the food industries' guides is to support effective application of the food hygiene legislation. The Agency will assess any national guide developed in accordance with the guidelines and will recognise those that it considers are suitable and practicable guides to compliance with the legislation.
Food Champion Awards
The Agency awards Food Champion Awards to local authorities to acknowledge the important role they play in their local community and the good practice they have demonstrated. The awards recognise how local authorities have focused on improving food safety and community diet and nutrition in their area.
Guide to UK Legal Compliance and Good Practice for Business Documentation: Materials and Articles in Contact with Food
This guide is for those that operate in the United Kingdom, and refers to parallel legislation in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland where appropriate.
Local authority update seminars
During 2007 the Food Standards Agency, in partnership with LACORS, held local authority update seminars in Manchester and London. The updates provided Agency officials with the opportunity to speak directly to local authorities on the areas of policy for which they are responsible.